Seminars

On May 28th, 2015, following the framework of PYRN Russia meetings, a seminar on "Best Practices in Science" was organized. This seminar was devoted to a review of new-format educational programs for scientists, methods and technologies for scientific ideas and projects commercialization and effective methods of self-organization.

On June 25, PYRN Russia meeting #32 was held. The theme of the meeting was: "Foresight: Prospects of Arctic development" with a presentation by Buldakova Ekaterina, senior researcher in the laboratory of Geoecology of the Moscow city and agglomerations (IEG RAS).

This time, the meeting of PYRN will discuss the future of the Arctic. Who among us has not dreamed to look into the future and see what awaits us, for example in 2035. To answer these questions in the arsenal of modern researchers there are many different qualitative and quantitative methods, under the general title "foresight" - shaping the future relying on the opinions of key players: science, business, society and the state. Scientists in this issue serve as key players, namely their forecasts of scientific and technological future depends on how quickly new technology wave will reach the shores of the Arctic.

"Development of the research stations on Bely Island, Yamal and Gyda Peninsulas. Plans and prospects"

Research and exploring stations were established on the territory of the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district in the beginning of 2015. They will carry out research work on environmental and ecological monitoring, biological resources.

We would like to invite you on PYRN Russia meeting #28, devoted to results and prospects of its activity! The workshop will be available online (October, 29, 14:30 GMT) at gotowebinar.com/join/523214872 (just click the link and fill short form).

Dear PYRs, welcome to PYRN Russia meeting, which will be held on this Thursday in Moscow. This event will be dedicated to field expeditions and fieldworks of permafrost researchers (as young as senior) in 2014.

We already have participants, who will report about Yamal, Chukotka, Eastern and Western Siberia and the Himalayas! Online translation will be possible (via my Skype account: mefistofel323). The start of meeting will be at 18:30 in Moscow time-zone (14:30 GMT).